A Grilled Cheese restaurant for Lincoln and Franklin

The menu says a grilled cheese is $6.

Everything else will be fancier, and more expensive.

....We might have to run a comparison study.

One side:

The utility/joy received by a crack addict upon scoring a rock.

The other side:

The utility/joy received by a grilled cheese addict upon scoring a late night fix.

I'd do my analysis using a Kant's Veil of Ignorance, Utilitarian method. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilitarianism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veil_of_ignorance

It would be great.

Ms Whynot and I ate here tonight and found it was packed with people, fully staffed and operational, and yummy.

There was some confusion over which of the wait staff was assigned to our table, which was resolved via a little assertiveness.

I had dinner there with a friend too. The place is very nice, the staff friendly and the food delicious. The nay down side are the chairs, they are very pretty but not that comfortable (especially for those of us who don t wear size 6 pants anymore). I was also amazed how packed it got by the time we left, way to get started! Everything went smoothly. Quite amazing considering that they had been "open for a half an hour" (according to the waiter) when we got there. Great addition to the hood. i will definitely be back!

Does anyone know if you 5:30 p.m. opening time is a daily thing?

Website seems to confirm that is the present opening time:

http://gladysnyc.com/

Note: When I ate there, they said that they would be open for lunch eventually, but not yet.

My husband stopped in here last night to take a look around, noticed a stack of menus by the door and began perusing one. When the hostess returned to greet him, he said he wasn't staying and that he just wanted a menu to take home. She told him he could not have one, that because they will be changing their menu daily, they could not let anyone take a menu home.

WTF?

Just came back from eating here. I had "The Bubie" and the lady had "the best of both worlds." We both left with feeling deliciously full. Interior was cool too. There were no grilled cheeses on the menu

When they opened, this was their menu:

http://images.nymag.com/images/2/daily/2013/04/gladys-menu.pdf

It only had one grilled cheese on their menu "The Classic"

Not sure what kind of menu we got but none of that stuff was on there. There were a few "bar foods" about 5 sandwiches and a couple of sides. Drink menu was pretty extensive though. Nonetheless, we'll be back and I'm sure the menu will be fuller when we return

Despite being open for a couple of weeks, they are not open for lunch. They are only open during the evening, even on weekends.

Based on all the people I saw walking around today, I think the neighborhood would make it worth their while if they opened for lunch.

Whynot, when I was in there they said it would be a couple of months before they were open for lunch. Not sure why.

All told, I liked the place, but the sandwiches weren't as good as Lincoln Station, just down the street. The Rotisserie Chicken, however, was fantastic.

Lincoln Station is also open for lunch and appeared to be doing quite well when I ran by there on Friday afternoon.

Lincoln Station is PACKED at lunch. Lots of people working at that center table, and lots of people taking daytime meetings at the tables, from what I've seen.

Yes, I have seen the lunch crowds at Lincoln Station as well.

....which adds to my thesis that Glady's is missing out on a lot of customers while it gets its act together enough to also do lunch.

press:

http://brooklynbased.net/email/2013/05/crown-heights-gets-cheesier/

I do wonder if we will finally get grilled cheese offerings once it opens for lunch...

Since whynot's on vacay ...

Glady's made The Underground Gourmet's Cheap Eats list: http://www.grubstreet.com/2013/06/best-cheap-restaurants.html

And was also covered by L Magazine: http://www.thelmagazine.com/newyork/a-changing-crown-heights-gladys/Content?oid=2322626

I wouldn't call Glady's cheap. They do good sandwiches but cheap they are not. Eight to twelve bucks for a sandwich with no chips and no fries is really pricey. Now if they had the beast sandwiches ever than yeah it would be worth the asking process.

By the way they've been doing some funky stuff with obviously fake reviewers on Yelp. I really hope that's not their master plan for survival.

This makes it sound as if they will begin serving lunch full time on Monday, July 15:

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130708/crown-heights/city-food-trucks-lay-down-brick-roots-central-brooklyn

They do have less expensive grilled cheese sandwiches at their happy hour, 4-7. I just walked by today and saw a sign advertising this: perhaps I will go and report back on a day when the idea of eating anything hot seems less unappealing.

We went to Glady's tonight for the first time and were pleasantly surprised. Everything was delicious.

The sandwiches were much better than Lincoln Station, with the bread perfectly toasted in the wood-burning oven, and creative combinations of spices and ingredients. I had the rotisserie chicken sandwich and my wife had the broccoli and cheese. The chicken was bursting with flavors of blue cheese, hot sauce, mayo, and smoke.

The potato aioli and beet appetizers were also excellent. The service was clearly inexperienced but attentive, especially relative to other local establishments where one can easily be left waiting in need for unreasonable periods of time.

No, it isn't cheap, and if you think that sandwiches must be cheap then do not go here. It's as expensive as Mayfield's or Bar Corvo. But the quality of the food is also in the same league. This is not a Subway.

I had the Bubbie (basically a Ruben) sandwich tonight. I think it was $12. It was worth it.

Is it just me, or do others think the single pane, 4" slat windows are a dumb choice?

They do not keep the A/C in very well. They require those accordion style bars be used on every window. They are going to be drafty once winter returns.

dumb choice, but maybe they were cheap. ditto the window bars that only need a crow bar to get them out of the way. but you pays your money and you gets to choose.

Given that they have a full bar, it would not surprise me if local drunks decided it was a good target one night.

They would use a bolt cutter or a crow bar, then swipe a few bottles with a few friends, and drink them at home. The safe would be left intact.

I suspect those windows will be upgraded within the next year. Sunshine Co. (on Washington Ave), seems to have made much better window choices.

Whynot I think aesthetically it works really well! That being said I haven't heard of any bars or restaurants getting broken into in Crown Heights for awhile. I'd be really surprised if they didn't have any kind of security system.

Yes, I expect they have a security system too. However, the variety of drunk I am imagining doesn't really care if the police respond about 30 min after they are gone.

Despite this, I really think the lack of insulation will be the reason they are upgraded.

But we shall see.

Franklin seems to have a perpetual police presence. Patrol cars go up the block every couple of minutes.

A retail establishment on Franklin would not be my first pick to burgle.

They just changed their menu (more entrées, fewer sandwiches) and are planning a grilled cheese and prepared foods spot "next door"

http://www.grubstreet.com/2013/12/gladys-crown-heights-morris-grilled-cheese.html

not sure what "next door" is because I think it's residential, so maybe two doors down?

Hmm. Just for fun, Glady's presently occupies what was a corner bodega, and a hair braiding place. Here is what 788 Franklin looked like just before the renovations.

Next door, 786 Franklin is presently residential. However, with work it could be made commercial again:

But based on the above, here is what could be in the works; The owner might be going West on Lincoln. 563 Lincoln and/or 565 Lincoln could be his destination:

Zombie thread! Despite all of the changes all around it, this run down of the crime makes Lincoln between Classon and Franklin seem somewhat unchanged. https://patch.com/new-york/bed-stuy/s/gbusr/even-luke-cage-fears-this-crime-ridden-nyc-block